thanks for joining us on this thursday. conflict of interest, or just another case. san francisco's brand-new d.a. is facing a difficult challenge. he has to investigate and possibly prosecute a case of alleged misconduct and perjury by local cops, the same cops he used to oversee as police chief. some question whether that's possible in that position. >> reporter: well, you know, jessica, it's interesting. he didn't even have to leave this building to go from his job as police chief to district attorney two months ago, but did that switch create a possible conflict of interest? essentially it means that these officers will be investigated by they are old boss, and he may have to prosecute officers he knew, trusted and supervised. do you think that there's a possibility at all that he might be able to do this fairly?

>> absolutely not. >> reporter: she says she started the foundation for police oversight after her son was shotted and killed by sfpd officers during an altercation in 2001. >> we know this has been going on for so long. >> reporter: she's not surprised by this video, released by san francisco public defender yesterday. officers appear to be using a master key to enter rooms during a drug investigation at the henry hotel. he says a police report the officers filed says they knocked and got verbal permission to enter. this camera tells a different story. on the tape it doesn't appear that the officers had warrants or consent. >> when the chief of police became the district attorney after being appointed by the mayor, one of the questions was, is he going to be able to charge a police officer who has committed misconduct? we'll find out. >> reporter: the former district attorney said he believed from

the start there was an inherent conflict of interest in making him the city's top prosecutor. he says these are felony allegations. he might be able to find justifications for what happened, but if no charges follow people will be asking questions. >> then you have the question of how about his oversight? shouldn't he be aware of what these police officers are doing? >> reporter: he said a short time yesterday na justice would be done. >> he's new to the job. i'm going to take him at his word. certainly i have grave concerns about whether the investigation can be done in a fair and impartial way. >> reporter: now, these two arrests that you saw on tape took place in december and then again in january just a few days before he was appointed the new district attorney. that means he was in charge of the police department and of these officers at the time. we reached out to his office today, but we got no response. live in san francisco, traci grant, "nbc bay area news." >> thank you, traci.

san jose firefighters say they've reached a tentative agreement with the city on a two-year contract. this could set the tone now for the police union also in san jose. >> the firefighters union presented its proposal earlier this week, and now the ink is on the contract. the union made what some city leaders privately called significant concessions. firefighters will take a 10% reduction in benefits and pay and pay more for their health care. some issues need to be addressed, though. both sides are still talking, but for now they seem to have a deal. the union membership will vote over the weekend to ratify the deal. let's get to the mystery in marin county. whose body was found in the backyard? the body of dale smith that lived there with his wife. he was missing for months, and his wife might be a suspect. we have today's developments. damien, this is turning into a bizarre case. >> reporter: they discovered the body on november 23rd, and the

coroner confirmed smith's identity today. the 74-year-old smith was married to his wife, evelyn, for 18 years. he was reported missing by a neighbor shortly before police found his body buried under a recently built barbecue pit in the couple's backyard. they say evelyn smith is considered a person of interest in the case. her lawyer doesn't believe there will be homicide charges filed. >> this is a case where so far the only evidence of a cream is a misdemeanor, improper disposal of human remains. i think if it's decided at some point that's the only charge, they'll notify us, we'll come in or we'll take a citation on our client's behalf and come in and deal with it. >> reporter: evelyn smith never reported her husband missing. he had been ill for quite a while. neighbors say they hadn't seen him since september, around the same time smith hired laborers to build the barbecue pit in the

backyard. police say it will be weeks before the toxicology reports are back. evelyn smith's lawyer says his client has not been heard from police, and he doesn't expect to hear from them until the cause of death is definite. be careful where you play poker. yesterday it was the raid, today the formal charges. racketeering, extortion, and drug crimes. 15 people face grand jury charges for allegedly using a pair of bay area card clubs to extend and collect gambling debts, also to distribute illegal drugs. the oaks and artichoke casino. the racketeering charge carry a maximum of 20 years for each defendant. for the third time in six months an employee has been attacked at napa state hospital. they booked him into jail on suspicion of rape. the hospital is saying little about what happened, though. insiders do tell "nbc bay area

news" that the alleged victim was an employee. last october you may remember psychiatric technician donna gross was strangled by a patient there, and a therapist was attacked in december. authorities are explained for a long time they're in dangerous jobs in the state with more than 90% of the patients admitted there for criminal acts. the man who beat and blindzed an elderly daly city woman was sent to prison today, but he got a blistering lecture from the judge. the judge called him selfish and stupid. 31-year-old jose gonzalez was sentenced to more than 11 jeerz in prison. three years ago the 78-year-old victim caught him prying open her sliding glass door with the crowbar. he used that crowbar to beat her so badly she was blinded and can no longer live alone. they tracked him to his home in guadalajara where he was extradited in the united states.

campus police moving in. four hours and counting, that's how long protestors have been chained together on a fourth floor ledge. you're looking at a live picture right now. those protestors are on the ledge of uc berkeley's wheeler hall protesting among many things fee hikes. cheryl hurd has been on campus all day. tell us about the police now arriving. >> reporter: well, jessica, the protestors are above, and police are just arriving. just moments ago they just kind of swarmed the about 200 protestors below. they said they had a plan. it looks like the plan is effect. they're surrounding the protestors below, and if i had a crystal ball, i would suspect they're working their way up to the ledge up above to get the protestors from up above. we're going to hang on this just for a little while, but in a moment let's roll the videotape so you can see what's up above. we shot videotape earlier today so you can see the protestors above.

protestors are chained together, arms covered with a metal material. it's difficult for police to tear them apart. i believe that's the whole idea. this is a day after a day of action when 17 people were arrested for protesting for -- fortress -- for trespassing. it looks like the the police are moving in. they're stepping in and squeezing the crowd and making sure that they're surrounding them. it looks like they're going to put them in a circle and probably do some type of arrest. yesterday when we were inside, what happened was they took some materials and gave the protestors a chance to leave. if they do what they did yesterday, it sounds like they have a bull horn out here. it's getting silent right now. they're probably giving them the opportunity to leave on their own. if they don't leave on their own, i suspect that some people

here will get arrested. any questions, guys? >> cheryl, i wanted to ask you. these are berkeley police rather than campus police? can you hear me? cheryl? >> reporter: i apologize if you do have convey. my ifb just went on. i'll say right now they're chanting, they're saying whose universi university, our university. police say they have a plan. they brought in police from san francisco state like yesterday. police officers here on campus. i'll toss it back to you. >> have you seen any firefighters come out, erect any equipment underneath this ledge just in case some of those protestors should fall as police try to reach them? okay. we apologize. cheryl is having difficulty hearing. we'll leave her on the scene watching what's happening right there. we'll see if we can get our audio communication with her up also so we can get you more

information. we'll keep a close eye on the situation there at uc berkeley. >> last night a lot of students, close to 20 students were detained. looks like another long night in berkeley right now. we move on to another interesting experiment now. adults go to work for 8 to 10 hours a day. what about kids? a 10-hour school day. they're trying it in marin county. >> reporter: it's 3:00 at martin luther king jr. middle school in sausalito. it's a time when most school days are ending, but for this school's 45 students the next phase of the day is just beginning. >> could i have you in a line, please. >> reporter: this week the school switched to a new program where staying after school is all part of the routine. students at the academy will now go to school ten hours a day four days a week with a fifth regular day. >> yes, it is a 10-hour school day, but if a 10-hour school day

gets them to college, that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: instead of heading home at 3:00, they will head to the band class, or basketball or other academic classes. >> it shows if you extend the school day and provide recreational and increased academic activities for your students, there will be a lot more success. >> reporter: the move isn't designed to cut costs. in fact, the school is pag for the extra sessions through a community grant. >> at first i really kind of thought it was going to be boring, but tended up being fun in the group i'm in. >> reporter: as you can imagine, students are still sizing up their longer day, but they hope they use the extra time to prepare for tests. >> learn how to do different things. not just sit at home and watch tv. >> some people don't know how to stay out of trouble, so it's a helper, too. >> trying to get us prepared for college, and right now our school is really down on test scores. >> reporter: as much as chris

gets the point, he isn't pleased being stuck at school all afternoon. >> i think you need to see how it feels to go to school until 6:00. >> any plan to continue for the rest of the year, meaning a long day of school will become a familiar tune. >> that extra afternoon session is funded with a $78,000 grant from the marin community foundation. if it works other counties might catch on. we're keeping an eye on the situation in berkeley. we're going back live to cheryl hurd in a moment. also ahead a quiet hearing with an explosive response. >> i'm really angry with them, and i feel like they just don't really care. >> the federal hearings up wrapping up today in washington, but not without some bitter feelings. the san bruno explosion, why some say they're outraged by the testimony. good evening. the sun is setting from oakland looking towards san francisco. we're tracking a little bit of fog, but it was a great day to get outside, maybe play a game

of tennis. plus, a rough recipe. we'll check in with the folks at wonderful bay area bread staple companies dealing with wheat prices rising. scott budman with the perks of the job. testing out some products from the gaming convention today in san francisco. it looks like he's found a friend in the newsroom. >> do you think oyou're federer? get back to work. >> this is work for us, jessica. >> get back to work. >> all right. did you see that?

lease goalkeeper to the -- let's go back to our breaking news. students have stood on the ledge of wheeler hall chained to each other. police sl started to come in to try to round the protestors up. >> the police there in dressed

in riot gear, and there's a big gathering at the middle of campus at wheeler. students are down below but on the fourth story ledge chained together. this is obviously a safety concern as well as a protest concern here. let's bring in nbc's cheryl hurd who joins us from the scene right in the milgtddle of all t action. is there any concern about violence from the students or police? >> reporter: there is a concern about that. that's why police officers have riot gear on right now, raj. berkeley police are here, alameda county sheriffs and who knows who else. yesterday police officers from san francisco state were here. not sure if they're here today. firefighters are here standing by. there is a truck, a paramedic truck outside. we talked with the police lieutenant right before we went on the air, and he told me, quote, safety of the protestors utmost importance. they would not tell us, the the reporters, their plan, but obviously they do have one. police is cleared the steps as

you can see in front of wheeler hall. they would not let us park our trucks about a building away. they said that that will be a staging area. we know that they do have a staging area outside. there's a line of police officers looking like they're exiting the building. they closed this building at 4:30 this afternoon, and if we can pan up -- i know it's getting dark, but you can see the eight protestors still there kind of sitting there and just waiting to see what's happening. in front there's a lot of billboards outside, one saying that it's our university, and that has been a familiar chants here at the university. gu guys. >> cheryl, sometimes last night when you were on there as well, you said there was more police presence than students. what's the situation now? it's hard to see in the terms of the scope of all of this. are the number of protestors growing? >> reporter: they're growing. i don't know if they're people

looking on or involved in the protest. there's a lot of police officers here, and we did ask the lieutenant earlier today how many police officers do you have? they don't want to tip their hand or tell us exactly what they're doing. they want to tell us how many police officers are out there. there's a number of protestors out here. police officers gave me an estimation of about 200, so we're going with that. >> cheryl, i understand that there originally were nine protestors out on the ledge but one went in or somehow taken into custody. >> reporter: i haven't heard about that. as far as i know, there are eight protestors up above, one may have decided to leave because they're trying to let the protestors decide for themselves if they want to go through the arrest process. that may have happened. i'll check up on that. >> are paramedics setting up anything below that ledge just in case during -- if police do move in, there's a safety net set up for the protestors? >> reporter: not right now. all i see is they're parting the

ways here. they're standing on each side and leaving a pathway there. they don't have a net below or anything like that. i know they have a plan, but i don't think that that plan is fully in place yet. >> if you can have them move the camera up so we can see the ledge and we'll keep talking, cheryl. i know you covered this. this is reminiscent when any did the tree sit-in in 2006. it lasts for two years in the perch, and hopefully it won't go as long in wheeler hall. >> reporter: yes, that did last a very long time, but that's not going to happen here. they would not tell us exactly what the plan is. these protestors won't sit here all night long. i can guarantee you that. they said that they do have the right to protest, but their safety is at risk here and

that's the only statement that police will say right now. as far as the protests and the tree-sitters are concerned, a lot of them became familiar faces, and i don't see a lot of them, the same ones that were protesting on the tree sitting situation. i hear some commotion going on right now, and i'm not sure what's going on. it seems to me that the protestors are more students than just protestors meaning professional protestors, full, for a lack of terms. these are students concerned about the fee hikes and the number of classes that have been cut. >> which is what we saw back in 2006 when running wolf and those tree protestors were out there at that time. 17 people arrested last night. those were charged with misdemeanor trespassing, three were charged with obstruction, but they have since all been released. >> cheryl hurd on the scene. proximating about 200 protestors

at wheel hall right now at the berkeley campus. eight students up high above on the fourth story ledge. police in riot gear. we'll monitor the story throughout the area and hopefully won't go late into the night. cheryl was insinuating the police will break it up at some point. we'll economcheck back in as st protest budget cuts among many things. >> the official close of wheeler hall is 10:00 tonight. we'll have a live newscast at 11:00. it is one of the biggest conventions of its kind and kicked off today in san francisco, lots of gamers in town. >> more than 20,000 people are here for the game developers conference, but there's a slight problem. the one booming business in the bay area isn't booming anymore. scott budman is joining us without the wii in his hand at this time. you've been to this conference many times before in tough times and good times. any signs of life here? >> there are a lot of signs of life, raj. the game industry is rolling

along but not without pain. big traditional game makers have seen losses and layoffs lately. smaller and more nimble gamers are growing rapidly. as it's gone mobile, so too have the games. crisis 2 is a gigantically loud video game. it's being played here on a 69-inch tv screen in all it's 3d glo glory, and it's the opposite of what we've seen from the video game industry lately. smaller mobile games you can download from your phone or play with others on your facebook page at this year's game developers conference, mobile gaming is taking center stage. >> people want to have that entertainment in little bits. having portable games is a different experience than a home console game, but it is something that people want. >> this year we saw a lot of independent games and games made for smartphones. also, facebook games, social

network games are huge this year. >> the gaming industry can no longer cruise on big titles. it's being social networked and taken in purses and pockets. don't worry, there's still room for these guys as long as there's room in your house. >> 3d tvs are more common place now, and people are bringing them into their home. they need great movies and games, and we want to be there from the beginning. when you play crisis 2 you have this awesome, mind ho-blowing experience in 3d. >> big or small, the choice is still yours if you want to play along. it runs through saturday in san francisco. one of the devices we showed you the new nintendo 3ds stream your netflix movies. we'll monitor the breaks new from the uc berkeley campus and also sweet technology. we'll show you how a bay area

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welcome back. we can't decide if it's trying to rain or be sunny. >> let's see if someone is working to lelt us know. >> look what i still have? yes, the controller. you have to wait to rematch me later on. scott budman and i were at it earlier today. it felt a lot like that to you today. if you were plague tennis, great conditions and a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s. we are, however, starting to see a little bit of fog in the golden gate bridge and the bay. we'll go inside the golden gate bridge, and the fog as drivers try to navigate. that slows down your commute if you head into the north bay where visibilities could be down to a quarter-mile and less. here's the good news. it's dry on the radar. as raj mentioned, it looked like it would rain here today even

though we had the sunshine but not enough moisture to see any widespread showers today. look at these temperatures. my weather watcher is calling in a 70-degree reading. that's the warmest spot on the map. plenty of mid-60s out here. it looked warmer out here if you were in the sun or looked at the car thermometer. temperatures run higher than the daytime highs on the map. it's all about the patchy fog here building in the north bay. high pressure stays offshore the next 48 hours. that could bring a few 70s for tomorrow. in the morning we start at mid and upper 40s, and then as we head throughout the weekend, temperatures warm up as well. we have more later on. back to you. >> thank you, jeff. not enough now. ahead at 6:00 san bruno residents react to the federal hearings. why they're not satisfied with the answers they get in washington, d.c. which is it already? the tla knowing which of our state parks is on the governor's

close list. >> we're live from the festival. edwarad jlm oamos olmos will jo at 6:30. one of the co-stars of the film he's familiar with, his wife.

the emotional and explosive three-day federal hearings into the natural gas pipeline explosion in san bruno wrapped up today in washington, d.c. out of the hearing came a clear message, changes need to be made. >> federal investigators say they're not convinced this was an accident that could not have been prevented. the chairperson of the hearing says the incident highlights a pattern of recurring safety issues. we're live in san bruno where residents who went through this nightmare say they agree wholeheartedly. >> reporter: raj, jessica, residents are trying to heal from this devastating explosion. they want to see real changes, and until then that they're worried it's just a matter of

time until this happens again. those hearings that ended just today included three different panels, and really resulted today in a lot of talk about what could be done to prevent this. a lot of talk about safety valves being put in. when we talked to people here at the park that is just a few blocks away from that pipeline that exploded, they, too, talked about the safety precautions, safety measures that need to be put in place in order to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> we will apply learnings of this incident to our program. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has wrapped up a three-day hearing examining the pipeline rupture and explosion in san bruno that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> we're deeply saddened by the event that occurred in san bruno. we take incidents like this

seriously, and we learn from them. >> reporter: the focus today was on pipeline safety and testing, specifically on shutoff valves and ways to detect problems in underground pipes. in san bruno residents paid close attention to the federal hearing. many say it left them frustrated and wants answers from pg&e as to what happened and how another disaster like the one that happened last september can be prevented. >> the public has to be informed as to where these pipelines are, and at least the fire department should know where they are. there's the shutoff valves to be put in place, which they're balking at that. it took an hour and a half to get to the shutoff valves because they were in another county. >> i feel like they just don't really care. they're worried about covers their butts and making it seem like, well, you know, this kind of thing happens. >> reporter: also unsatisfied with pg&e's responsible california assemblyman garary hill. >> when i watched the hearing, just answer the darn question.

>> reporter: hill proposed legislation to increase regulation and financial accountability for the utility. >> where is somebody watching what they're doing? there's no incentive for them to be safe, and there's no incentive for the regulator to force them to do this, and that's what we're changing as well. >> reporter: pg&e issued a statement saying they will work with investigators and regulators and is committing to strengthening its system and improving safety. >> thank you, kimberly. two men are behind bars following a drug arrest in santa cruz that happened monday night during a routine traffic stop. when the deputy discovered he was unlicensed and carrying false i.d., he searched the car and found 200 bucks worth of heroin. the passenger surnd a federal immigration hold because he's

believed to be an illegal immigrant. not just schools and police departments but the state's budget crisis could put a crimp on your camping plans this summer. many state park could be on the chopping block. the final list won't be released until the budget is decided of what parks might be chopped. park officials are combing through a list of factors including historic significance, visitation and revenues. despite voter rejection of prop 21 last november which would have raised car fees to pay for the parks, the idea of closure is not popular. some lawmakers want more public and private sponsorship to fund these parks. >> i see a pathway without mass closures. i accept if they come out with their closure list, that's an admission of defeat. >> if there are ways, we'll look for them. if there are others that can maybe take over a park, we'll look. >> the park system already has 190 concession contracts with private vendors and 32 parks are

operated by groups other than the state. the budget process will keep these parks open through june 30th. electric signature is the subject of a fight in san mateo county. he says it's valid, but the county smted by california's secretary of state says it isn't. a county judge ruled against e signatures, but they report the venture capitalist is appealing the case of the district court with other groups that feel it could play a vital role in grassroots politics. ground breaking began this morning at a new tower at the medical center of san jose. they broke ground on the $300 million renovation project. the 160,000 square foot tower is a replacement hospital that includes an expandzed emergency room and breast care center.

it's scheduled to be completed in 2014. if you mention sourdough bread you think of the boudine bakery. it is struggling under the weight of rising cost, in this case wheat. we go inside the bakery. >> reporter: at the bakery, flour is the key to the 25,000 loaves of bread baked daily. but now the oldest operating business in san francisco, which opened during the gold rush in 1849, is experiencing a wheat rush. pushing its flour costs to the highest prices in years. >> two and a half years ago we saw the same kind of spike, different conditions, situation is much worse today. we've seen a 95% increase over the last few months. >> reporter: nearly 200,000 pounds of flour is used each

week, flour xh in july cost the company about 14 cents a pound and today is running nearly double that at 26 cents. that jump forcing the bakery to increase its prices at boudin bakery cafes in november and for the wholesale clients including costco at the end of last year. >> we've raised our wholesale prices 6% and we've raised our restaurant prices 1.5% and we'll see 320 20 to 30 cents a loaf ae retail level in the next month or so. we're following now a breaking news. we've been monitoring it throughout the hour. a lot of students, up to 200 was the last approximation of students protesting budget cuts on the campus. a lot of students on the ground and about 8 to 9 students up

above on the fourth story building of wheeler hall. what's the latest? >> reporter: there are eight sti students above, there are a total of eight people above. this is a fluid situation. police officers just went into the building with big bags in their hands. we have no idea what they're about to do. let's zoom in. it's kind of dark out there. it would probe be better if we roll the videotape we shot moments ago when we got a little closer. protestors are sitting on the steps, some of them with their faces covered. police are in front and posted at the doors, not letting anyone in. protestors say that a negotiating team met with the administration moments ago asking that charges be dropped against protestors from a 2009 protest. that protest was very controversial. they also want police to allow the eight protestors to come down and not be arrested. time ist ticking. we don't know how long police

will allow this last. this is a fluid situation because police are moving in a stealth-like manner and going into the building. i got off the phone with one of protestors up above. he says things are calm up there. they're just chilling as he told me. he says that they believe they're doing the right thing, and they haven't had any signs of police officers trying to get them down. again, this is a fluid situation. we have no idea how long police will allow this to last. back to you guys. >> cheryl, just to clarify, you said there's six protestors and two medics. are those medics part of the protests? i'm confused about that. >> he told me -- i was confused as well. there are six students up above, two of them medics. are they protestors? he said that they are students, but they're also medics. it seems to me that they're concerned about their health and safety above, and police say they're concerned about their safety and health below. that's how it stands right now, jessica. >> thank you, cheryl.

keep an eye on what's happening there. of course, we'll come back if police decide to make any changes in the status quo of what's happening right now, which is keeping a close eye on the protests. now he's in the bay area. just ahead we talk to edward james olmos about his new role inebut sg inos jman to debuting in san jos t. ghni ith we .us. the next, you start one feeling bit off.fine.

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while the sine quest film fest value is going on in the bay. you will recognize actor, producer and activist edward james olmos, won the maverick spirit award back in 2006. tonight he's debuting a new film and joins us live outside the california theater. it's good to have you back with us tonight. >> it's a pleasure and honor to be here. >> let's talk about your new film "america" that's about to

debut tonight. your wife and co-star is with you in the movie as well. tell us a little bit about the mo movie and why it was so important to bring it here to cinequest. >> it was important for people to see it. it's really a life-affirming film. i will say that it's probably one of the most effective films of its kind that i've seen in a long time, because it's a simple story of a woman trying to understand her life. at the same time, having to deal with the repercussions of it in a very domestically violent relationship. >> mr. olmos i want to talk to you about the value of independent movies and film festivals like cinequest and how important they are. i know you've been in a lot of big budget films. why are smaller films like this

so important? >> we'd never do these stories with the big budget films. they have the formula, and this formula does not fit into this film. thanks for lemarie and the work she did. he got involved with the film because of her. i read the original script and i told her not to get involved. she took it under her wing, got involved with this book called "america" and went on to write a terrific piece of work that now she's debuting. >> we are very excited to have you here and proud to have you here in the bay area with us. we wish you mush success with the movie tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> if you can't make tonight's screening of "america" it plays on saturday and sunday. go to nbcbayarea.com. we have a complete schedule for you there. >> we have time to get ove there? >> i think we can and get some popcorn. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. california should be proud.

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we want to get back to the breaking news on the uc berkeley campus. it looks like there's some movement now, more than last time we checked in with cheryl hurd. >> this is day two of the protest that started last night, 17 people arrested and now we may be facing more arrests? >> reporter: things are moving just as i anticipated. moments ago i heard a police officer say from the megaphone if you don't want to get arrested, you need to move now.

there's an eerie silence right now. it seems as though the police officers are going to make their move. they're allowing the protestors to leave if they want to. we don't know how long they will allow them to stay there. if they don't leave in a certain amount of time, they will get arrested. about half a dozen police officers slipped in behind me and went into the buildings with bags. they had tie handcuffs with them to arrest the people above. we don't know what's happening up there. i talked to one of the protestors up above, and he says that everything is quiet upstairs. he has no idea if police officers are behind them, up there on the fourth floor, but right now they are calm. so, the order has been given. police officers will probably be making arrests soon. we're going to take a look -- go ahead. i'm sorry. >> it's really dark out there right now. when we look at that picture, it doesn't seem like there's any lighting up on the fourth floor

ledge where eight people are sitting. what kind of preparations have the fire department or anyone made in case someone slips off the ledge? >> reporter: that's a good question, jessica, and we just don't know. what i do know is there is a fire truck outside, and on the side of it it says paramedics. we do know that fire officials are here, and they have a paramedics team here. up above they tell me there are six students up there with two paramedics. they also told me that those parra medics were students. there needs to be clarification there. it is dark out here, and we just have to wait and see what happens as far as arrests are concerned because it looks like arrests are imminent. >> earlier you said when the newscast first started around 6:00, there were about 200 blow. is that the same amount of people? are people responding to the urging of police to leave? >> reporter: it's like it's a rotating thing. it's like a core of 200 people. the spaces are changing just a

bit. people who are standing out in the aisleway here sort of where trucks go back and forth, they're the ones that seem to be sort of supporting but they don't want to be arrested. the folks who are surrounded by police, if they don't move, they're going to get arrested. >> cheryl, one last question now. the latest report in about ten minutes ago was that the chancellor would agree to meet with the students if they leave that ledge. is that something that you're hearing or can confirm, that the chancellor of the school, university, would meet with the students if they leave the ledge? >> reporter: that's right, raj. we did hear that. they did have a call of victory about 10 minutes ago. they said that they had a negotiating team meeting with the chancellor, and he said that he would meet with the students up above. that was in the making. if you're getting some information there that that happened, there's information out here to confirm that. >> okay. very good. cheryl hurd live from the uc berkeley campus. that would be some significant progress here, if the chance lor

would agree to meet with the students if they leave that fourth story ledge. we will continue with this story throughout the night and have a complete update at 11:00 tonight. let's switch gears and talk about the rest of the week. jeff. >> we have a break here of some clearing coming our way. a look here towards the east bay towards san francisco and some clearing weather. clearly here the bay area is on defrost here from saturday when temperatures were in the 40s to 50s and mid-60s that occurred today even including san jose. we're also following fog across the golden gate bridge. if you travel into the north bay, that is something you want to be concerned visibilities could be a quarter-mile less tonight. sunny conditions and temperatures even warmer than today. high pressure building in from the south, keep things in the 60s. by saturday night we reintroduce the chance of rainfall, does not look like a big system. as we head into 5:00 and 6:00

p.m. that rain comes on back. as more the morning hours, upper 30s and low 40s. kind of a milder night, not overly cold. it's the fog we worry about into the north bay. quick look in the seven-day forecast has the rain returning saturday night into sunday morning. then a nice stretch of dry weather into tuesday, wednesday and thursday. more on your weather anytime at nbcbayarea.com. now the xfinity sports desk on "nbc bay area news." giants' matt cain missed his start today dealing with an inflamed elbow in his throwing arm. vogel looked good, three innings and two struikeouts. darren ford launching a shot that found its way to the picnic blankets in left, but that's not all the fireworks. buster posey with an absolute moon shot. what do you say?

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